The BLACK GIRLS ROCK! THiNK TANK for Research, Advocacy, and Social Action presents, “CHECKIN’ OUR FRESH: BLACK GIRLS ROCK! and You Ain’t Even Know It”
NEW YORK, NY, December 6, 2013 – The BLACK GIRLS ROCK! THiNK TANK for Research, Advocacy, and Social Action has partnered with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to produce a panel discussion and town hall on race, gender and media messaging in the 21st century. The conversation will explore the impact that media has on social identity development and the cognitive dissonance that some audiences have when confronted with portraits of Black excellence in media versus the relative comfort that audiences have with conflict heavy, violent, hyper-sexual or degrading content featuring Black women.
“We are very excited to partner with the BLACK GIRLS ROCK! THiNK TANK for Research, Advocacy, and Social Action,” said the Schomburg’s director, Khalil Muhammad. “This panel discussion and town hall will present the community with an opportunity to assess the relationship between race and media and to examine how the most pervasive images and media messages impact our identity development, group economics, values, and cultural legacy.”
The BLACK GIRLS ROCK! THiNK TANK announced that Jacque Reid (NBC) will moderate the dynamic panel featuring scholar and activist Tricia Rose, PhD (Professor, Brown University), filmmaker Shola Lynch (Unbought and Unbossed + Free Angela and all Political Prisoners), writer Olivia Cole (Huffington Post / “Why I’m Not Here for #WhiteGirlsRock”), writer and editor Jamilah Lemieux (Ebony.com) and journalist Alexis Stodghill (NBC/Grio). Beverly Bond, will open the event with a keynote address.
The BLACK GIRLS ROCK! THiNK TANK’s panel will be held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture located in Harlem, New York at 135th & Lenox on December 11, 2013 from 5-9PM. For more information, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-black-girls-rock-think-tank-presents-checkin-our-fresh-registration-4449971986.
About BLACK GIRLS ROCK!
Founded by celebrity DJ and Philanthropist, Beverly Bond, BLACK GIRLS ROCK! is dedicated to promoting positive images of women of color in mass media. BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Inc., is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, that has been dedicated to the healthy development of young women and girls since 2006. BLACK GIRLS ROCK!™ Inc. seeks to build the self-esteem and self-worth of young women of color by changing their outlook on life, broadening their horizons and helping them to empower themselves. For additional information on BLACK GIRLS ROCK!™, visit http://www.blackgirlsrock.org
